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iridescent
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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iridescent displaying colours like those of the rainbow. XVIII. f. L.
īris,
īrid- IRIS +
-ESCENT.
So
iridium (chem.) white
metal of the platinum group. XIX. See
-IUM; named ‘from the striking variety of colours which it gives, while dissolving in marine acid’ (Tennant).
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Taking Fine Dining to New Heights in Detroit, Iridescence Opens at MotorCity Casino Hotel.
PR Newswire; 1/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...has been elevated to new heights as Iridescence, the only AAA Four Diamond restaurant...the new MotorCity Casino Hotel tower. Iridescence will seat its first guests on Saturday...service. Atmosphere Like No Other The new Iridescence is a masterpiece in architectural design...
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Reducing iridescence in EPDM weatherstripping.
Magazine article from: Rubber & Plastics News; 5/29/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...unfortunately, another problem called "iridescence" started to appear. The iridescence sheen phenomenon occurs particularly in EPDM...address the different issues relative to the iridescence phenomenon. We will introduce a new unique...
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HOW IRIDESCENCE ATTRACTS BEES TO FLOWERS FOR POLLINATION
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 1/2/2009; 468 words
; ...found that bees are attracted to plants' iridescence rather than their colour. Bees live in a...flower petals use the property, known as iridescence, to attract pollinators. Iridescence is not due to a pigment but depends on surface...
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Duckhorn Wine Company Visits Iridescence for Exclusive Winemaker's Dinner Event.
PR Newswire; 8/6/2008; 700+ words
; ...a series of Winemaker's Dinners at Iridescence restaurant on August 20, 2008. Acclaimed...cgi-bin/prnh/20080806/CLW068 ) Iridescence, which reopened in January 2008 in...remarkable winemakers in the world," said Iridescence Maitre d' Matt Jackson. "Iridescence...
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Coronas and iridescence in mountain wave clouds over northeastern Colorado
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...are typically referred to as coronas, iridescence, and glories, though this discussion...regularly from the ground. Coronas and iridescence are often quite colorful, and they...blinding rays of the sun. Coronas and iridescence are two closely related types of colorful...
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How they shine: iridescence could be pretty meaningful--or maybe just pretty.
Magazine article from: Science News; 6/7/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...angle of view, the definition of iridescence. Dakin described her work in February at a conference on iridescence held at Arizona State University in...debate at the meeting was whether iridescence has signaling power because it is...
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Opus One Hosts Iridescence Winemaker Dinner at MotorCity Casino Hotel.
PR Newswire; 4/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...States, hosts a Winemaker's Dinner at Iridescence restaurant. Much-admired for its...Oro, which will accompany dessert. Iridescence, a AAA Four Diamond restaurant and...spectacular wines and have a good time. The Iridescence Winemaker's Dinners do just that...
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IRIDESCENCE: How Nature Stages Her Most Colorful Light Show
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/14/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...manipulated to create a phenomenon called iridescence. The word comes from Iris, the Greek...two kinds of surfaces that can produce iridescence -- thin films such as those of a soap...dazzling and metallic optical effects of iridescence come from exquisitely tiny and detailed...
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Iridescence
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 12/25/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...have long included scientists intrigued by their brilliant iridescence. Add General Electric Co. researchers to the butterfly...invent over the span of an engineer's life." The colorful iridescence exhibited by Morpho butterflies is believed to have evolved...
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Project Iridescence helps combat bullying, fosters mutual respect
Newspaper article from: Press of Atlantic City; 1/19/2007; ; 627 words
; ...City and Pleasantville, Lingham-Muhammad formed Project Iridescence to combat bullying and educate people about special-needs...going to catch that special need?'" The purpose of Project Iridescence was to dispel those myths through practice. The team of...
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iridescence
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
iridescence , exhibition of rainbowlike colors on a surface. It usually results from interference...substances, e.g., minerals, mother-of-pearl, and the feathers of birds. Iridescence greatly enhances the value of certain gems.
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Tiffany, Louis Comfort 1848-1933
Book article from: American Decades
...sun-light or gaslight, shimmered with color. He experimented, together with a chemist, with methods for enhancing the iridescence and colors of glass, creating what became known as Favrile Glass, in which the pigment was injected directly into the molten...
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Wurlitzer, Rudolph
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
...the narrative voice as a pure speaking sound which draws its sense of character from what is being described. In Nog this iridescence becomes geographical, as the narrator's voice yields to the on-running panorama of place, from the desert American...
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pearl
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...refraction of light from the translucent layers and is finer in proportion as the layers are thinner and more numerous. The iridescence which some pearls display is caused by the overlapping of successive layers, which breaks up light falling on the surface...
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opal
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...from silica-bearing waters and can occur in fissures and cavities of any rock type. Precious, or gem, opal has a rich iridescence and remarkable play of changing colors, usually in red, green, and blue. This is the result of a specific internal structure...
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